Fertilizer-distributer.



` H. B. VEBFKIND.

FERTILYIZBR DISTRIBUTBR. I wnrqATIoN FILED mmm. 190e. V

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PATENTED DEG. 25, 1906.

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l 'FBRTLIZER DISTRIBUTER, APPLIOATION FILED JULYlz, 190e.

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PATBNTBD DEG. 25, 1906.

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Beit known that I, HENRY'BORN j HENRY-.Bonn VEEFKTND, or MANCHESTER, vrRerNiA.

FRTILIZER-DI-STRIBUTER.

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VERF- xrND, a citizenof the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Chesterfield, State of'Virginia, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Dis- -v tributers; and ll do' hereby declare the following-to be'afull, clear, and exact description iok ofthe invention, such as will enable others make and'use the same. p

r This inventionrelates to farm implements,

skilledin the art to which it appertains to andv more vparticularly to fertilizer and seed 1 A v, distributers, and has for its object to provide a distributerfwhich, while being'simple, will be eflicientand strong. j f

Another object is to provide a distributer y'including'means for agitating the fertilizer ,to .work it towardv the discharge-openings andmeans forl operating the agitating means and for shaking the implement tot jolt the fertilizer, and thus prevent packingthereof.

' Otherv objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description,4 and it E25 i .flimited'to the exact details of construction is to be understood that I do not desire to be shown and described, for obvious vmodifical tions will occur toa person skilled in the art. 1 In 'the' drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts inthe several views,jFigure 1 is an end viewof the present distributer.v Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a centraltransverse section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig'. #lis a top plan view. Fig. 5 is an 'l ...elevation of analternative type of wheel.

i Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a hopper 5, including downwardly-convergent front and rear walls 6 and 7 and connecting end walls 8, the

hopper being thus `of V shape in cross-seck tion. A shaft l9k is journaled horizontally in' the ends 8 of the hopper and extends longitudinally therewithin, and mounted upon the outer ends of this shaft removably for rotation therewith there are disks 10, having j radial arms 11, provided-with feet 12 at their l f so y shaft fwithin the hopper andhas mounted louter ends, these armsextending vertically. A sleeve 13jis removably'engaged with the `concentricthereupon a plurality of parallel spaced disks 14, which extend at an angle to the shaft-'and to the vertical, the disks` at opposite sides of the center of the sleeve beingv j Specicationof Letters Patent. 1 i( Application led July 12,1906. Sei '.al No. 325,907-

' Patented nee. 25, 1906.

disposed oppositely. A confining-bolt 15 is passed through the sleeve andthe shaft 9, but is removable to allow removal of the shaft from the sleeve and subsequent removal of the latterfrom the hopper.

' Handles 16 'are revolubly mounted upon the shaft at opposite ends ofthe hopper and extend upwardly and rearwardly therebe- 'yond,` the end portions of the handles being connected by cross members 17, `to the upper of which there is attached a loopl 8 for engagement through a hasp 19, carried by the ho per, yso that the hopper is held normall3 against tipping with respect to the handles..

Atop is provided for the hopper, and in the wall 7 at the lower portion thereof, there is a longitudinally-extending horizontal slot 21,

provided with a sliding closure 22 the latter being equipped with means 23 for moving it into and out of operative position and for holding it at different points of its movement, this means consisting of a set-screw 24, revolubly engaged at its lower end in an ear 24;', `carriedby the closure 22, and having its threaded portion. engaged inthe threaded opening formed in an ear 25, carried bythe f wall 7, above the closure.

As shown, the disks 10 have their peripheries connected by chains Z, which are slack between the disks, so as to contact with the walls of the hopper and drag thereover when the shaft is revolved, thus further loosening and agitating the contents of the hopper.

In use fertilizer is disposed within the hopper, and the closure 22 having been adjusted to the correct point the implement is moved over the ground, resting upon the feet 12.

`These feet vare thus caused to successively engage the ground, and the shaft is revolved to 'move the disks within the hopper and agitate the fertilizer to work it toward the opening. It has been found that with an agitator of this kind packing is likely to occur, and in order to jolt the fertilizer to cause it to fall between the disks a peculiar arrangement of the arms is provided, and these arms thus form rimless wheels, which'rotate the shaft and disk and also jolt the implement, as described, to further agitate the fertilizer. When the hasp 19 is disengaged from the loop 18, the hopper may be movedupon the shaft ,with respect to the handles to dump its contents, as will bereadily understood.

In' Fig. 5 there is shown a wheel for use in larger horse-power sizes of thedistributers,

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in which the outer ends of spokes A are connected by straight members, thus giving the wheel a polygonal shape.

What is claimed is- 1. A distributer comprising a hopper, a horizontal shaft removably journaled in the hopper, a sleeve removably engaging the `shaft within the hopper, a bolt removably engaged in the sleeve and shaft,y inclined disks carried by the sleeve, removable supporting members carried by the shaft outwardly of the hopper for rotation with the shaft,` and sla-ck chains Connecting' the disks.

2. A distributer comprising a hopper havingy a discharge-opening therein, an adjustable closure n for the discharge-opening, a shaft journaled horizontally in the hopper longitudinally' thereof, inclined disks carried by the shafty within the'hopper for rotation therewith, disks removably engaged with the ends of the shaft outwardly of the hopper. radial supporting-arms carried by the lastmentioned disks in spaced relation, and handles carried by the shaft.

3. In a distributer, the combination with a hopper, of disks revolubly mounted in the hopper, and flexible connections between the disks arranged to extend at times beyond the peripheries of the disks.

4. In a distributer, the combination with a hopper, of disks revolubly mounted in the hopper, and a slack chain secured to the peripheries of the disks.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY BORN VEEFKIND.

Witnesses M. T'. MILLER, H. E. CHANDLER. 

